Gods and Goddesses

Worksheet
• The major gods were called
_______________.

• Each of the gods had a ______ that

represented them in some way.

• People believed Zeus and his family of gods lived on ___________________

and no human could visit unless they were invited.

• Ancient Greeks learned about these gods through _______.

• Myths were stories about gods and heroes who could be both _______
(human) and ____________ (god-like).

• __________ played an important role in daily life of the ancient Greeks.

• Ancient Greeks did not want to ________ the gods, if they did they believed
Zeus would punish them by throwing ___________________

• Families began their day with _________ at an _______ in the courtyard of

their homes.

• Each of the gods and goddesses were in charge of a different ______ of life.
• People also thought the gods had _______________ and ______________.

• They thought the gods created ____________, made

people go to war, or even helped people fall in
______.

• The Greeks offered ____________, gifts, and

_________________ to the gods so they would help
and protect them in their daily lives.

• The ancient Greeks sought the ________ of the gods

for the major decisions in their lives.

• They consulted an ___________, which was a

priestess who spoke for a god.

• To please the gods, people built ___________ for the

gods and goddesses to live in when they visited Earth.

• Each temple had a __________ of the god it honored.

• The Athenians built a

beautiful temple called
the _____________ for
the goddess Athena.